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Early Childhood
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Faculty/Staff
AA Degree in ECD
Certificate in ECD
Majoring in ECD
ECD Courses

 

RESOURCES @ LPC

ECD links
Title 5
Title 22
Mentor Program


Child Development Training Consortium

Foster Care/Kinship Care Education

Alameda County Every Child Counts

Chabot College, Early Childhood Department

Student Success Website

 



AA Degree in Early Childhood Development

Program Requirements

Freshman Year Semester Units Units
Core Courses:  
Early Childhood Development 50 (Early Childhood Education and Care) 3
Early Childhood Development 51 (Prenatal to Early Childhood) 3
Early Childhood Development 62 (Child, Family & Community) 3
Early Childhood Development 63 (Early Childhood Curriculum) 4
Options*** 0-4

General Education Courses:

Physical Education
English Composition (Language and Rationality)
Mathematics
Social and Behavioral Studies
Natural Sciences
Health Education
Electives

 
Sophomore Year Semester Units  
Core Courses:  
Early Childhood Development 55 (The Professional Care-giver) 2
Early Childhood Development 60 (Teaching Special Needs Infants & Preschoolers) 3
Early Childhood Development 90 (Supervised Experience) 4
Early Childhood Development 95** (Work Experience) 2-3
Early Childhood Development 96 (Work Experience Seminar) 1
Options*** 0-4

General Education Courses:

Physical Education
American Cultures
American Institution
Humanities
Communications and Analytical Thinking
Electives

 
TOTAL UNITS REQUIRED: 60


* See the college catalog for enrollment requirements.
+ Early Childhood Development 53 (Emergency and Preventive Health for Infants and Children) may be substituted for 1 unit of Early Childhood Development 95 (Work Experience) requirement.

***Options: Select courses from the following for a total of 4 units:
Early Childhood Development 15 (Problems of Childhood)
Early Childhood Development 52 (Childhood and Adolescence)
Early Childhood Development 53** (Emergency and Preventive Health for Infants and Children) may be substituted for 1 unit of Early Childhood Development 95 (Work Experience) requirement.
Early Childhood Development 61 (Literature for the Young Child)
Early Childhood Development 64 (Play: Materials and Environments)
Early Childhood Development 65 (Administration)
Early Childhood Development 67 (Infant and Toddler Development and Care Giving)
Early Childhood Development 68 (Program Supervision)
Early Childhood Development 78 (Language Development)
Early Childhood Development 79 (Anti-Bias Curriculum for Young Children)
Early Childhood Development 80 (Advanced Topics In Childhood Development)
Early Childhood Development 83 (Adult Supervision)
Nutrition 2 (Nutrition for Human Development) 

The material on this page has been prepared from the 2000-2002 catalog as carefully as possible. However, Las Positas College does not assume any responsibility for inaccuracies or changes in the information it is suggested that you check with a counselor for the most up to date information.

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